Boulder Hydro Ltd. P'ship v. Nw. Corp.

Justice Ingrid Gustafson delivered the Opinion of the Court.

**86¶ 1 Plaintiff independent power producer Boulder Hydro LP (Boulder) appeals from an order granting summary judgment to NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NWE) in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. We affirm.

¶ 2 The issue on appeal is:

Whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to NWE?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶ 3 This is a contract pricing dispute between NWE and Boulder. The Public Service Commission (PSC) regulates Montanan energy sales. The PSC issues orders…